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Erosion Control Ltd. is a bonded Canadian environmental services company
established in 1996. We specialize in the field of biotechnical
slope stabilization/soil bioengineering solutions to erosion and
sediment control, riparian restoration, storm water outfall protection,
mining and industrial reclamation. |
Terra Erosion Control Ltd. has developed
and implemented solutions internationally for the transportation,
energy and natural resource industries. Terra Erosion Control Ltd.
provides quality services to private corporations, government agencies,
municipalities and community groups. |
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clients are provided with efficient, reliable and cost-effective
solutions that focus on creating and enhancing wildlife & fish
habitat. “The
strength of our organization is our ability to implement projects
that are designed on field experience and realistic cost estimates.”
Terra Erosion Control consists of a dedicated team with
extensive experience and a multidisciplinary approach to problem
solving. We offer our clients a long term site management vision.
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operate in several languages including English, French and Spanish. Our company is a member of the following associations:
We
are dedicated to the principles of sustainable land use and the restoration
of natural ecosystems. |
Safety
Program and Policies
Our
company operates under a detailed “Occupational, Health and Safety
Program” custom designed to our activities. Our on-site, certified,
first aid attendant/field supervisor conducts regular job hazard
assessments, daily inspection of vehicles and equipment and documents
daily safety meetings with field crews.
We
are an active member of the “Alberta Association for Safety Partnerships” certified under the C.O.R. program.
Our company was
awarded the Teck Cominco Metals Ltd, Trail Operations “Safety
Achievement Recognition” for 2006 and 2007 in recognition
of our safety performance on the Riverbank
restoration project.
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Thor Smestad, P.Ag.
Thor Smestad is a forester, soils and reclamation specialist. He has worked for over 17 years as a forest technologist and forester at a number of locations in British Columbia and Ontario, primarily in silviculture. He has also worked as an assistant on forestry and environmental research projects in Finland and on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. In 2001 he completed a Master’s Degree in Soil Science. His master’s study (located in western Kenya) focused on soil fertility replenishment in fields under maize cultivation after short-duration “improved” fallows. Thor joined Terra Erosion Control in 2004. Since then he has been involved in a diverse array of reclamation and soil erosion control projects.
>>Link
to Thor Smestad's curriculum vitae.
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We are:
Pierre Raymond, President
David
Putt, P.Geo. P.Ag., Senior advisor
Thor Smestad, P.Ag., Bio-engineering Specialist
Will Halleran, P.Geo., L.Eng.
President Pierre
Raymond
Senior
Site Rehabilitation Specialist, Pierre Raymond, has worked since 1990 in the natural resources sector in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Since 1996, his focus has been on soil bioengineering, biotechnical slope stabilization, erosion control and riparian habitat restoration. In 2002 he was involved in the monitoring, auditing, training and trial establishment for erosion control measures on a pipeline project in southern Peru. In 2010 he was involved in the assessment and development of soil erosion remedial measures on the access road of the Upper Tamakoshi Hydro Electric Project in Nepal. He was recently involved with the Cemagref Research Institute in Grenoble, France, providing assessment and expertise for sediment trapping of the Eroded Marly Gullies Project (March / April 2011).
Pierre’s experience includes biotechnical stabilization prescriptions, implementation, maintenance and monitoring. He has a strong background in post-harvest silviculture treatment, supervision of construction machinery and road deactivation practices. Recent involvement includes the development of streambank restoration guidelines for the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and implementation of riparian habitat restoration, vegetated log crib walls, storm water outfall protection and mining reclamation.
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Mr.
Raymond has owned and operated his company since 1996 .
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Link to P. Raymond's curriculum vitae. |
Dave
Putt, P.Geo, P.Ag.
Dave
Putt is a geologist who has worked in the forest resources
sector of southeastern British Columbia for 15 years focusing
on terrain hazard assessment and mapping. Applications include
control of erosion and slope stability in forest resource
development as well as watershed restoration for protection
of fisheries and community water supplies. 2006 to 2008 –
Senior advisor on land reclamation projects for Terra Erosion
Control Ltd.
>> Dave Putt's curriculum vitae available on request.
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a volunteer, Dave works in Latin America to bring household
water filtration to people whose water sources are polluted
using the Manz biosand filter. For further information
on the biosand filter and other simple water technologies
see the website of the Centre for Affordable Water and
Sanitation Technology (CAWST).
>>CAWST
website link
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Will Halleran, P.Geo, L.Eng.
Will is the Co-Founder and President of Apex Geoscience Consultants Ltd. and has worked as a geoscientist for over 30 years both in Canada and internationally. Will started his career as an exploration geoscientist in the Yukon and northern BC regions. Will graduated from UBC in 1983 with a BSc in Geology. In the mid 1990’s Will received additional training and certification in the field of geotechnics (geoscientist engineer).
Will has extensive experience in geological and terrain stability mapping and assessment, erosion control techniques, drainage control, landslide remediation prescriptions and road design in unstable and erodible terrain.
Will’s unique background in both geology and geotechnics enables him to combine a comprehensive understanding of the behaviour of subsurface and surface materials and natural geological processes with an expertise in slope remediation methods to provide clients with effective and cost efficient solutions.
>>Link to Will Halleran's curriculum vitae. |
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